World Tourism Day is a United Nations backed initiative which was first launched in 1980 to celebrate the role that tourism has for economic, social, political and cultural values all over the world.

Each year is assigned a theme and this year’s theme is sustainable development. The day itself is hosted by the Middle Eastern country of Qatar which will carry out a number of events throughout the day to mark the occasion. The people at Killarney Hotels have put together this infographic below which tells you everything you need to know about World Tourism Day 2017!